African Design Magazine July 2017 | Page 61

or hope F irst Place Professional Track went to Emanuele Santini, architect at Masa Studio in Rome, Italy. Masa Studio is a multi-disciplinary design practice working in the fields of Architecture, Interior Design, Urban Studies and GIS: the main fields of activity concern the environmental sustainability and building renovation with focus on the relationship between architectural design and environment. Participants in the competition were invited to submit a design about a building for the hospital stay and rehabilitation of women affected by cancer in Mwanza, close to the Bugando Medical Centre (BMC) and bout the other winners africandesignmagazine.com 61